![]() Burroughs' The Gods of Mars "on or about" her eighth year began writing and submitting novels to editors (1928) sold first story to Astounding (1939) published first full-length novel, the mystery No Good from a Corpse (1944) collaborated with William Faulkner on screenplay of The Big Sleep (1944) won 1963 Silver Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for Follow the Free Wind, the only western she wrote was working on the screenplay for George Lucas' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back when she died (1978). Pronunciation: Lee BRACK-it.īorn Leigh Douglass Brackett on December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles, California died on March 18, 1978, at age 63 only child of Margaret (Douglass) Brackett and William Franklin Brackett (a certified public accountant) attended private girls' schools completed four years of high school in three years and refused a college scholarship married Edmond Hamilton (a science-fiction writer), on Janu(died 1977) no children.ĭiscovered fantasy- science fiction by reading E.R. Name variations: George Sanders, a pseudonym used for the mystery novel Stranger at Home. ![]() ![]() ![]() American author and screenwriter who was dubbed the "Queen of Space Opera" for her contribution to the science-fiction genre. ![]()
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